1973 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

The 1973 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma State University in the Big Eight Conference during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. In their first season under head coach Jim Stanley, the Cowboys compiled a 5–4–2 record (2–3–2 against conference opponents), finished in fifth place in the conference, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 303 to 186.[1][2]

1973 Oklahoma State Cowboys football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record5–4–2 (2–3–2 Big 8)
Head coach
Home stadiumLewis Field
1973 Big Eight Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Oklahoma $ 7 –0 –010 –0 –1
No. 7 Nebraska 4 –2 –19 –2 –1
No. 18 Kansas 4 –2 –17 –4 –1
No. 17 Missouri 3 –4 –08 –4 –0
Oklahoma State 2 –3 –25 –4 –2
Colorado 2 –5 –05 –6 –0
Kansas State 2 –5 –05 –6 –0
Iowa State 2 –5 –04 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The team's statistical leaders included Brent Blackman with 809 rushing yards and 602 passing yards and Reuben Gant with 447 receiving yards.[3][4]

The team played its home games at Lewis Field in Stillwater, Oklahoma.[5]

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 15Texas–Arlington*
W 56–735,500[6]
September 22at Arkansas*No. 17
ABCW 38–645,684
September 29Southern Illinois*No. 12
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, OK
W 70–7
October 6Texas Tech*No. 11
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, OK
L 7–2041,000
October 20at No. 7 Missouri
L 9–13
October 27No. 10 Nebraska
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, OK
T 17–1750,500
November 3at Kansas
T 10–1037,226
November 10Kansas Statedagger
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, OK
W 28–938,000
November 17at Colorado
W 38–2450,169
November 24at Iowa StateNo. 18
L 12–2827,395
December 1No. 2 Oklahoma
L 18–4550,964
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

After the season

The 1974 NFL Draft was held on January 29–30, 1974. The following Cowboys were selected.[7]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
118Reuben GantTight endBuffalo Bills
357Glenn RobinsonDefensive endBaltimore Colts
5130Cleveland VannLinebackerMiami Dolphins
8206Bon BoatwrightDefensive tackleSan Diego Chargers

References
  1. "1973 Oklahoma State Cowboys Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  2. "Oklahoma State Cowboy Football 2016 Guide" (PDF). Oklahoma State University. p. 173. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 21, 2017. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  3. 2016 Football Guide, pp. 168, 170.
  4. "1973 Oklahoma State Cowboys Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  5. 2016 Football Guide, pp. 217, 219.
  6. "Oklahoma State sweeps by UTA 56–7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 16, 1973. p. B1. Retrieved January 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  7. "1974 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 13, 2021.


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